Vehicle direction indicator



' Dec, 2, 1924.

J. SECKSER ET AL VEHICLE DIRECTION I'NDIcAToR Filed Feb. 2B, 1924 (ZA/l)gli l A L Lum- @Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

JOSEPH SECKSER AND OTTO SCHULE, 0E DO'DGEVILLE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS OFONE- THIRD T0 HENRY rSCHITECYK, 0F HANCUCK, MICHIGAN.

VEHICLE DIRECTION INDICATUR.

Application filed February 28, 1924. Serial No. 695,758.

To all whom may cof/wem."

Beit known that we, JOSEPH Sncxsnn and OTTO SCROLL, citizens of theUnited States, residing at 'Dodgeville, in the county of Houghton andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVehicle Direction Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to direction indicators for vehicles, and has,more particularly, reference to a mechanically actuated signal, wherebythe driver of the motor vehicle to which the saine is attached, mayindicate his intentions to those both forwardly and rearwardly of thevehicle, that a turn in either a right or left hand direction isintended.

The primary object of ahr present invention is to provide a signal orindicator of this character that embodies a pair of signal boxesdisposed upon opposite sides of the vehicle and at points adjacent thewindshield thereof, said signal boxes including a source ofillumination, in order that the same may be clearly viewed at nighttime,said signal boxes adapted to be normally disposed so as to have theirtransverse axes extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle,means being provided whereby said signal boxes may be turned from apoint within the car, in order that the same may be clearly viewed.Briely described, ourv invention constitutes the provision of a pair oflongitudinally extending rods that are journalled for rotation at pointsdirectly beneath the windshield of the vehicle, and that have theirouter ends extended outwardly at the opposite sides of the car and towhich are attached signal boxes, means being provided on said rods atpoints adjacent the drivers seat of the vehicle whereby the same may beturned for showing said signal boxes in elevational or end view, saidfirst mentioned position being the indicating position of the boxes,said last mentioned position being the inoperative non-indicatingposition thereof.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an indicator forvehicles of this character that may be easily and cheaply manufacturedand marketed and one that may be readily applied to practically alltypes of vehicles, in order that the intentions of the driver thereof tomake a right or lefthand turn may be clearly indicated without thenecessity of the driver extending his arm outwardly of the machine.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as the nature of theinvention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,i

shown in the accompanying` drawing, and claimed. l

In the drawing, characters indicate throughout the views:

Figure l is a transverse cross sectional view through a motor vehicleequipped with our novel direction indicator, and

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of the electrical wiring system employedin conjunction with the present invention.

Now, having particular reference to the drawings, 5 designates generallya motor vehicle that includes among other elements an instrument board6, a windshield 7, and a windshield supporting frame 8.

Our novel direction indicator constitutes the provision of a pair ofhollow rods 9 9 that are positioned in end to end relation andhorizontally at a point directly adjacent the lower edge of saidwindshield 7. The inner ends of these rods 9 9 are journalled whereinlike reference corresponding parts within a tubular bearing 10, that isformed upon the upper end of the bracket 11, that is adapted to berigidly attached to said instrument board 6. These hollow rods 9 9extend slightly outwardly of the side of the vehicle 5 and arejournalled adjacent these ends within bearings lf3-l2 secured to thewindshield supporting frame as at 8 8.

Disposed upon the outer end of these hollow rods 9 9 are spaced signalboxes 13 13, the front and rear walls of which are formed with arrowshaped cut-outs 14, within which are disposed arrow shaped glass panelsl5. The ends of the hollow rods 9 9 extend within said signal boxes 1318 and are equipped with electric lamps 16 16 that are electricallyconnected through the medium of wires 17, that extend through saidhollow rods, to a source of electrical energy, preferably the storagebattery of the vehicle. Disposed within the line of circuit, betweensaid electric bulbs 16-16 and the said source of energy, is an electricswitch 18, that is also disposed upon the instrument board 6, and at apoint preferably adjacent the drivers seater" a vehicle, and it Will, ofcourse, be apparent that whenever desirable, the circuit may becompleted to the elect-rie bulb by a turning of said sWiteh 18.

Adjacent their inner ends, said hollow rods 9-9 are equipped with turnknobs l9-l9 and in this instance, it mightbe Well to note that thenormal running position of the sigg-V nal boxes 13-13 is a positionsimilar to that of the left hand signal box shown in Figure l. ln otherWords, when the vehicle yis going in s. straight line, the transverseaxes of these sie-nal boxes Lgf-i3 ere to extend parellel to thelongitudinal of the vehiele in order that the sides oi these boxes maynot be viewed. However, when it .is desired te malte either a right orlet hand turn, the proper one of the rods 9 is turned to position therespeetive signal bof; in side elevation, or in the position shown atthe leftof Figure l.

Freni the foregoing7 it will be readily apparent that We have provided ahighly novel, simple, and efficient forni et dire-etion indicator, andone that 1vill not only anticipate all of the foregoing objectss but onethat will meet With all of the requirements for a suooessful commercialuse.,

Minor changes may be inade in the invention Without departing tromthespirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, what we elaiin as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

direction indie-eter for vehicles Comprising a bracketzidapted to bemounted on the instrument board or the vehicle7 said bracket beingprovided with a horizontallyv elongated tubular bearingj e. pair ofseparate bearings adapted to be mounted on the Windshield standards, s.pair of hollen1 independ entl)4T rotatable rods joinnalled in seid beening, signal boxes erried on the outer ends of seid rods, said bonesbeing` oblong' and provided with pointed outer ends, and hand grippingknobs secured to the rods between the bearings to permit selec-tiverotation of the rods and bearings for renderingr the signal boxesoperative or inoperative.v

ln testimony whereof We aix our signe'- tures.

JGSEPH SECKSER. OTTO SCHOLL.

